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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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